Bug 275854

Summary:	sys-apps/portage: allow alternative values for the SYNC variable
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Andre Knispel <andre.knispel>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Portage team <dev-portage>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	demmamussabebonk, gentoo
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Andre Knispel 2009-06-29 17:51:57 UTC

The SYNC variable in /etc/make.conf should be able to take alternative values (maybe through a SYNC_2, SYNC_3,... or SYNC_ALTERNATIVE or just SYNC="server1 server2 ..."). The reason is simple: if you have a local portage rsync server and maybe a notebook or something else that moves between networks, it won't be able to access the local mirror from another location. Good would be to check if the server is available and if not just try the next one.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Zac Medico gentoo-dev

2012-05-17 04:41:58 UTC

*** Bug 404405 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Brian Dolbec (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2014-05-18 23:27:50 UTC

The SYNC variable has been obsoleted by the repos.conf configuration system